Begin this assignment by watching both of the following videos:
“Media Coverage and Female Athletes” (Links to an external site.)
https://www.pbs.org/video/tpt-co-productions-media-coverage-female-athletes/ (Links to an external site.)
“Does Sex Sell Women’s Sports?” (Links to an external site.)
https://www.pbs.org/video/does-sex-sell-womens-sports-25511/ (Links to an external site.)
1.Why, in your opinion, do people believe that sex sells in sports?
2.What does the research show about the effects of sexualization in sports? (see second video)
3.”Forty percent of all athletes are women, but only 4% are represented in the media.” Do you see similar patterns in other social institutions? What about politics, education, and military?
4.What is the “bitch or butch” marginalization mentioned in “Media Coverage and Female Athletes” about?
5.How should the issue of empowerment be addressed? In other words, what do you think about the argument that there are many female athletes who pursue sexualized images of themselves because it empowers them?
